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Egyptian Revolution

Ambassador Pickering Discusses Egyptian Instability

Posted 01.30.2013

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Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, former Ambassador to Israel, Russia and the United Nations and former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, ...

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Do the People of the MENA Prefer Dictators Over Democracy?

Holly Dagres | Posted 01.28.2013

Read More: Libya, Iron Fist, Yemen, Arab Spring, Tunisia, Middle East, Egypt, Democracy, Iran, Mena, Iraq, Dictators, Syria, Egyptian Revolution, World News
Holly Dagres

As demonstrated with Egypt, change is in continuum and it will be some time before Egyptians get the democracy they strived for in the past two years. Do not allow the people who long for the past to get in the way of the future -- keep moving forward.

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WATCH: Revolution Brings Little Change For Egyptian Women

Posted 01.26.2013

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On the second anniversary of the Egyptian uprising, protesters remain in Cairo's Tahrir Square, but this time directed at democratically elected Presi...

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Egypt's Perfect Storm: A Convergence of Political and Economic Crises

Carina Kamel | Posted 02.17.2013

Read More: Egypt Protests, Arab Spring, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt, Islamists, Egyptian Revolution, World News, Egyptian Economy, Egypt Economy, World News
Carina Kamel

Had Egypt's newly elected leader devoted as much attention to mending the economy as he has on gripping power, perhaps the country would be less polarized and his actions would be viewed with less skepticism and mistrust.

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Egypt Crisis Raises Fears Of 'Second Revolution'

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 11.29.2012

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CAIRO -- Faced with an unprecedented strike by the courts and massive opposition protests, Egypt's Islamist president is not backing down in the showd...

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Is Egypt Safe for Tourism? Yes.

John Nicholson | Posted 01.05.2013

Read More: Egypt Protests, Safety, Travel, Sphinx, Red Sea, Egyptian Revolution, Tourism, Sinai, Arab Spring, Middle East, Egypt, Sharm El-Sheikh, Cairo, Pyramids, Tahrir Square, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Travel News
John Nicholson

The truth about Egypt is that its recent restlessness is more about internal domestic issues and about a proud and awakened people yearning for freedom and dignity.

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Cairo's Egyptian Museum Weathers Looting, Riots

Jean Newman Glock | Posted 11.26.2012

Read More: Egyptian Museum Looted, Egypt, Cairo, Egyptian Revolution, Egyptian Museum, Tourism Egypt Riots, Museum, President Morsi, Slideexpand, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Jean Newman Glock

One of the most memorable images of the revolution in Egypt was local citizens forming a human chain to protect the Egyptian Antiquities Museum on Tahrir Square. Sadly, this followed reports that the museum had been ransacked and looted. What happened during those tumultuous days inside the museum -- and how is the museum doing today, 21 months later?

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U.S. Intervention Continues to Undermine Egyptian Revolution

Azadeh Shahshahani | Posted 10.07.2012

Read More: Egypt, National Lawyers Guild, International Monetary Fund, Small Arms Trade Treaty, Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Tear Gas, Egyptian Revolution, Structural Violence, World News
Azadeh Shahshahani

This April, we joined a National Lawyers Guild delegation of U.S. lawyers, activists and scholars to investigate another uncomfortable case of an authoritarian regime that benefited from Western weapons sales and aid, to the detriment of its people.

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Negotiating with Egypt's Military Industrial Complex

Mehrunisa Qayyum | Posted 10.02.2012

Read More: Egypt's Military, Bashar Assad, Scaf, Egypt, Egyptian Revolution, Democratic Transition, World News
Mehrunisa Qayyum

The Egyptian military has used its position to secure itself a place across the military, civilian, and infrastructural sectors.

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The Military, the Courts, and the Struggle for Control in Egypt: A Conversation With Khaled Abou El Fadl

Feisal G. Mohamed | Posted 09.04.2012

Read More: Egypt, Islamism, Military Council, Egyptian Constitution, Muslim Brotherhood, Scaf, Egyptian Parliament, Egyptian Elections, Egyptian Revolution, World News
Feisal G. Mohamed

Khaled Abou El Fadl and I spoke on June 28, at the end of two weeks that were tumultuous even by the standards of post-revolutionary Egypt. We discussed the role the courts had played, foreign pressures on the military council, and the future of political Islam.

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Journalist Recounts Horrifying Sexual Assault In Cairo's Tahrir Square

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 06.26.2012

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On Sunday in Cairo's Tahrir Square, tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered to celebrate the official announcement that Mohammed Morsi would become Eg...

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Survey Reveals Arab Womens' Views On Islamic Law After Revolutions

Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 06.25.2012

Read More: Islam, Religion News, Video, Arab Spring, Shariah, Religion and Politics, Hosni Mubarak, Sharia Law, Islamists, Egypt Islamists, Sharia, Egyptian Revolution, Mohamed Morsi, Religion News

As Islamist political parties have gained influence across the Middle East since the Arab uprisings, activists and pundits have questioned the role re...

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Max J. Rosenthal

Egypt's Military Rulers Face Festive Demonstrators Vowing To Return

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 06.19.2012

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CAIRO -- Islamist and revolutionary groups packed Tahrir Square on Tuesday in protest of constitutional changes by Egypt's military government, presen...

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The Phenomenon of the Tame Citizens of Egypt

Alaa Al Aswany | Posted 08.19.2012

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Alaa Al Aswany

While revolutionary Egyptians have set for the whole world an example of courage and sacrifice for the sake of freedom and dignity, the tame citizens have not understood the revolution and did not need it. In fact, they do not deserve it.

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Max J. Rosenthal

Constitutional Chaos Overshadows Egypt Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 06.19.2012

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CAIRO -- Before the sun rose over Cairo on Monday morning, Mohamed Morsi declared victory. In an early-morning press conference, representatives of th...

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Max J. Rosenthal

Hopes Fade For Egyptian Revolution

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 06.15.2012

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CAIRO -- As Egyptians prepared to go to the polls on Saturday in what was supposed to be the triumphant culmination of their year and a half old revol...

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Searching for the Perfect Arab Democratic Model

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 07.23.2012

Read More: Egypt, Elections 2012, Democracy, Tv Debates, Freedom of Expression, Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim Brotherhood, Presidential Debates, Egyptian Revolution, Egyptian Elections, World News
Daoud Kuttab

The emerging democratic model that Egyptians will produce will most likely become a model for an Arab world longing for an end to autocratic rule that has left Arabs lagging behind the rest of the world.

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To Stop Corruption, Egypt Needs a Freedom of Information Law

Sahar Aziz | Posted 07.23.2012

Read More: Foia, Arab Spring, Egypt, Egyptian Elections, Freedom of Information Act, Democracy, Government Transparency, Egypt Elections, Egyptian Revolution, World News
Sahar Aziz

For Egypt to achieve sustainable democracy, many reforms remain to be implemented, the most important of which is public access to information that permits meaningful government accountability.

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More Than 800 Killed In Egypt's Revolution, Says Group

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 07.15.2012

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CAIRO — An Egyptian rights group released Tuesday the most comprehensive list to date of the more than 800 civilians killed by security forces i...

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Should Journalists Be Protected?

Maurice Chammah | Posted 07.07.2012

Read More: Egypt Protests, Violence, Egypt, Egyptian Revolution, Arab Spring, Journalism, Egypt Journalists, Egypt Media, World News
Maurice Chammah

It is tragic when journalists are killed going about their work, and it is natural to want someone or something to blame. But if every protester can hold up a camera or write a blog and then claim protection, how can journalists demand protection?

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There is Nothing More Contagious Than Passion

Tamer Shaaban | Posted 06.19.2012

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Tamer Shaaban

I did the only thing I knew how -- I made a short film with a message. The message was simple: "We are Egyptian. We are human. Let us be human. Let us be free." It wasn't about race, religion, or class.

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Joshua Hersh

Revolution Rewind: Old Mubarak Ally Enters Race For Presidency

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The former official known as the C.I.A.'s man in Cairo formally entered the Egyptian presidential race on Sunday in a move that threaten...

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You Can Have Your Constitution and We Will Have the Revolution

Alaa Al Aswany | Posted 06.03.2012

Read More: Egypt Protests, Arab Spring, Separation of Church and State, Egypt, Egyptian Revolution, Egypt Constitution, World News
Alaa Al Aswany

Write the constitution as you wish, but it will remain your constitution. You will not be able to impose it on the people. The revolution will continue until it frees Egypt of despotism and restores authority to the people, regardless of the deal between the Brotherhood and the military.

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Who Will Greet Pope Shenouda?

Alaa Al Aswany | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Egypt Protests, Pope Shenouda III, Arab Spring, Egypt, Egyptian Revolution, Coptic Christians, Home News
Alaa Al Aswany

Yesterday the man stood up to welcome Pope Shenouda III, who walked towards him, upright and sprightly. All the wrinkles were gone from his face, his back was straight, he was free of his aches and pains and his hair had turned quite black again.

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Empowering Egyptian Women Through Music

Cynthia P. Schneider | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Egyptian Revolution, Women Song Egypt, Share the Mic Egypt, Egypt Women's Rights, Egypt Cultural Diplomacy, Sing Egyptian Women, Women Egypt, Impact News
Cynthia P. Schneider

The U.S. Embassy in Cairo, specifically cultural attaché Michael Hankey and his team, "get it." In this time of uncertainty and change, they have developed an innovative program that delivers something young Egyptian women want: a platform to leverage their own voices.

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